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How do I indicate that the editor of a work is also its translator in my works-cited-list entry?

How do you cite a famous saying?

Should individual tale titles in The Canterbury Tales be set in quotation marks?

How do I cite comics or a graphic novel if I want to credit several collaborators as equal creators of the work?

If Publishing is part of a publisher’s name on the title page of my source, should I include that word as part of the publisher’s name in my works-cited-list entry?

If I am citing an online version of a sacred text and each chapter is on a separate web page, must each web page be listed in the works-cited list?

If a book has a copyright date but no publication date, should I use the copyright date as the publication date in my works-cited-list entry?

How do I cite a scene deleted from a play?

I am writing a paper in English. I have used the French edition of a book originally published in Dutch. Do I need to include both the French and Dutch editions in my works-cited list?

If a book title within an essay title is not italicized in the source, should I italicize it in my works-cited-list entry?

Should I italicize titles not written in the Latin alphabet?

How do I style geographic terms such as north and south in MLA style?

When is a comma used before et al. in MLA style?

How do you cite speech bubbles from a graphic narrative or comic book?

If I want to include a DOI for a book chapter in my works-cited-list entry, where should I insert it?